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Guterres urges diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis
Date: 2022-02-15 10:02:03 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:9418486
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a diplomatic solution to the crisis surrounding Ukraine, and said the United Nations will also make an effort to achieve it, NHK World Japan reported. The UN chief spoke amid increasing concern ....
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Russia has surrounded Ukraine on three sides – CNN says
Date: 2022-02-15 07:06:54 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:9418118
Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's border in recent weeks, according to US estimates, raising fears from Western and Ukrainian intelligence officials that an invasion could be imminent, CNN reported. As frantic diplomatic ....
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US State Department offers condolences to Morocco over death of Rayan
Date: 2022-02-08 07:19:04 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:9406369
The US State Department issued a statement, in which it offered its condolences to Morocco over the death of the five-year-old boy, Rayan Oram. In a press briefing, the US State Department said "Today, we grieve with the people of Morocco as they ....
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India reports 167,059 new Covid-19 cases, 1,192 deaths
Date: 2022-02-01 07:09:44 GMT - India - International - SN:3 - ID:9395047
In the last 24 hours, India registered a 20 per cent dip in new Covid-19 cases with 167,059 infections, but the fresh fatalities surged to a whopping 1,192, Kashmir Life quoted the Union Health Ministry as saying on Tuesday. The single-day deaths ....
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Biden condemns Trump as threat to democracy in speech marking one year since January 6 attack
Date: 2022-01-06 18:20:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:9354633
US President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the first anniversary of the January 6 insurrection by forcefully calling out former President Donald Trump for attempting to undo American democracy, saying such an insurrection must never happen again, CNN ....
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UN human rights body to hold special session about Ethiopia
Date: 2021-12-14 07:18:27 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:3 - ID:9317781
The UN’s top human rights body said it will hold a special session on Friday to discuss the “grave human rights situation” in Ethiopia and a call to set up an international commission of experts to monitor and report on it, The Washington Post ....
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Seoul reports first Omicron case
Date: 2021-12-07 08:26:12 GMT - south korea - International - SN:5 - ID:9306460
Three foreign students attending universities in Seoul have been confirmed to be infected with Omicron, officials said Tuesday, signaling the highly contagious COVID-19 variant's penetration into the capital. One foreign student each from Seoul ....
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Canada confirms 3 cases of Omicron variant
Date: 2021-11-30 06:35:42 GMT - Canada - International - SN:3 - ID:9294689
The Canadian Province’s Health Minister, Christian Dubé, has confirmed first case of COVID-19 Omicron variant in Quebec, bringing the total to three in the country, Vanguard reported Tuesday. Dubé told reporters at a briefing that 115 travelers ....
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UK PM refuses to rule out Christmas lockdown
Date: 2021-11-16 06:31:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:5 - ID:9271556
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the public to get Covid booster jabs in order to avoid the re-introduction of Covid-19 restrictions. Johnson also refused to rule out a Christmas lockdown, WalesOnline reported Monday. Asked if he ....
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Biden in critical talks with President Xi amid fierce tension with China
Date: 2021-11-16 06:24:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:9271546
US President Joe Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, held a virtual summit as the United States seeks to engage in what the administration calls “intense competition” with Beijing while preventing serious conflict, The New York Times reported ....